Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः । अर्बुदस्थस्तया प्रोक्तो दीनया दुःखयुक्तया
kasyacittvatha kālasya vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ | arbudasthastayā prokto dīnayā duḥkhayuktayā
«Puis, après quelque temps, l’excellent sage Vasiṣṭha—demeurant à Arbuda—fut abordé par elle, l’affligée, accablée de peine.»
Sūta
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (context node)
Type: peak
Listener: dvijottamas
Scene: On Mount Arbuda, sage Vasiṣṭha in his āśrama is approached by the sorrowful Sarasvatī (personified), pleading in distress.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, the tradition turns to realized sages; compassion and tapas become instruments for restoring sacred order.
Arbuda (Mount Abu region) is indicated as Vasiṣṭha’s seat, tying tīrtha narration to the sanctity of that sacred landscape.
None explicitly; the verse introduces the supplication to Vasiṣṭha that leads to mantra-based restoration.